Will consider water craft rules and submit local legislation proposals
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners will consider at its Nov. 10 regular meeting an intergovernmental agreement for the use and distribution of proceeds from the upcoming SPLOST for capital projects, should it be approved at the ballot box in March.
The county would share the proceeds with Brooks, Fayetteville, Peachtree City and Tyrone based on population. The proposed intergovernmental agreement would outline the specific terms of distribution and proceeds associated with the approval of the SPLOST.
Other new business on the agenda includes consideration of an ordinance regarding the operation of a vessel by a minor.
The board gave unanimous approval in August to “direct staff to explore the possibility of bringing back to the Board a set of ordinance amendments that are aligned with state law for approval and to look at a possibility of a legislative remedy for the January session at which time there can be exemptions created for the rowing program and paddling and to have the Parks and Recreation program explore paddling and water safety courses.” The ordinance now under consideration is the result of that action.
The board will consider the submission of several initiatives as part of a proposed legislative package for the 2017 session of the Georgia General Assembly. They include:
A title ad valorem tax resolution stipulating that collections for local governments may not be reduced by operation of law.
A resolution providing a mechanism by which veterans disabled in the pursuit of their duties can recover any ad valorem property taxes they have paid upon their homestead since the date of their disability.
A resolution to provide that communities may impose or remove fluoridation by referendum under certain circumstances.
An amendment of enabling legislation regarding local residency requirements and qualifications under state law.
The consent agenda includes recommendations regarding the reorganization of the Elections Office, a revised soil erosion and sedimentation control ordinance, an $18,192.10 equipment purchase for fire equipment, the acquisition of a $232,216 motor grader, acceptance of a $68,000 grant for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the Solicitor’s Office, and a $683,655 contract for Castle Lake waterline replacement.
There is no old business and no public hearings are scheduled.
The board will recognize graduates of the inaugural Fire & Emergency Services Citizen Fire Academy, winners of the recent scarecrow competition, a longtime Fayette family with a combined 178 years of military service, and all Fayette veterans in commemoration of Veterans Day.
